Mayor Dana Redd formally introduced the big names signed on to the project, including a few familiar faces.
“We are declaring peace in the city,” Camden City Mayor Dana Redd told a roomful of reporters, supporters and at least one heckler Wednesday, at a press conference announcing the next phase of the plan to replace the city’s police department with a countywide police force. Redd described Camden as an up-and-coming, “regional leader of the ‘eds and meds,’” but warned that without improved public safety in the city, “these efforts will be in vain.” “This is not a political decision,” Redd said. “Yeah, it is!” a voice from the back of the room instantly barked back. Leveling her gaze without raising her voice, Redd continued from her prepared remarks, which accused unnamed opponents of the plan of intentionally spreading misinformation about …
County officials plan to apply for a one-year exemption from civil service hiring rules to comb through 1,500 applicants and create a turnkey force by January.
After a lengthy public comment period at the Magnolia community center Thursday night, the Camden County Freeholders took another step forward in the process to replace the Camden City police force with a county-led metro division. The body can now formally apply to the state Civil Service Commission for a one-year exemption from government hiring rules to start reviewing candidates for the new force. The request is expected to be fast-tracked. The freeholders also formally accepted $60,000 from the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services that will be applied to the start-up costs involved in sifting through the 1500 letters of interest they’ve already received for the unit. Freeholder Louis Cappelli said that policing consultant …
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Wendy Wilkins Valdez
8:18 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
What I don't understand is why they are so insistent on duplication of services, which in effect increases costs to taxpayers. There already exists a county-wide police force whose infrastructure is already in place. All it needed was expansion. That force is the Camden County Sheriff's Department. Other states utilize their Sheriff's departments for policing duties, generally in unincorporated … more ›